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Jerm

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Timestamp	Since previous	Game		Jerm's comment
May 6 03:51:37		Glade in the Sky	♥ 2	Nice game! But a bit hard. Although I persevered and made it to the end.
May 6 04:22:47	31m 10s	Dung Beetle	♥ 3	Great game! I liked all the different levels and the sound effects really added to the atmosphere. The controls seemed a bit clunky, but overall this was a really polished entry. Well done!
May 6 05:01:55	39m 08s	Micro Mayor	♥ 0	Not bad, but it seemed a bit buggy which detracted from the game a bit. If the bugs were fixed and it were polished up a bit it would be quite fun I think.
May 6 05:27:13	25m 18s	Battle for the Last (small) World!	♥ 2	I get the same error if I try to use a controller, but if I unplug the controller and use the keyboard it works fine. I have an XBox 360 controller if that helps anything. Anyway, the game was kinda cool, but a bit repetitive and quite hard. Nice graphics though. I got 190 as my highscore.
May 10 02:55:19	93h 28m	Space Travel 15	♥ 2	That was really fun! Probably the only bad point for me would be that the difficulty ramps up quite quickly. But overall it's a really polished entry. Nice one!
May 10 03:12:48	17m 29s	World Tours	♥ 0	This doesn't run for me. When I try to start the .exe file I just get an error message: "A Java Exception has occurred." :(
May 10 04:13:32	1h 00m	Horizon Leonard: Galactic Scavenger	♥ 2	Fun game! The controls were a bit difficult at first but I got better with them after some practice (I was using an XBox 360 controller). At first I tried to fly along the surface of the planets to pick up the cubes which I found almost impossible. A better strategy for me was to dive down at them from space. Great graphics and audio and the game had a nice atmosphere (no pun intended). I enjoyed flying through space and looking at all the different planets. I eventually managed to get all the cubes: Complete.jpg
May 10 04:46:58	33m 26s	Finding your loved one	♥ 3	Cool little platformer with nice graphics. But it was a bit glitchy.
May 10 05:14:02	27m 04s	Damn it, Don't Die!	♥ 1	It was a bit difficult to get into at first when I didn't know what to do and the game would end very quickly. Although I figured it out after trying a few times. Awesome graphics but the gameplay was a bit repetitive.
May 11 05:09:26	23h 55m	NES ROM - Arlington Apple in an Interplanetary Pickle	♥ 1	Neat little platformer and the level of challenge was just right (not too hard, not too easy). One downside was it seemed that once you entered the central part of the level, there was no way to get back out to get the blue crystal? I managed to complete the game on my second try though :)
May 13 05:00:42	47h 51m	The Aliens	♥ 0	Neat game! The gameplay was a bit repetitive, but the upgrade system gave you a reason to keep trying after getting killed, which was really nice. Although it seemed only upgrading the gun made any difference to the gameplay. Also I think it would be better if the upgrades were more expensive as it didn't take long to get them (but maybe it's just me who likes grindy games 😃). I found the alien ships quite difficult at first because the small view meant they would appear right above you so you didn't have much time to react and they would kill you in one shot. The particle effects were neat and I also liked how the background sky got darker as you went up. I managed to get to level 9 and also got max upgrades on my ship.
May 13 05:38:58	38m 16s	Planetary Escape	♥ 0	This was actually really fun, despite being frustratingly hard! I managed to get a high score of 7. (Also, it would be better if the game kept track of high score) The control scheme made it feel like you didn't have much control of the space ship, but I actually think this makes the game better and makes it way more punishing if you miss your shot and have to try and get back in position to take another one. Also I found out early on that you can be killed by your own lasers and so spamming shots wasn't a very good strategy.
May 13 10:13:11	4h 34m	A lot of life in a small world	♥ 0	I didn't really understand this game, sorry. It seems that clicking the buttons didn't really affect the simulation much so it didn't really feel like I was making any impact. Also it seemed impossible to lose even when the temperature got to minimum or maximum. It's a good start, but I think it needs more to engage the player. Perhaps a goal or some way to win/lose the game. Or have a more visual simulation (instead of just numbers on the side) and have the player actions actually have visible effects in the game.
May 13 11:02:46	49m 35s	Quantum World	♥ 0	Nice game! It was a bit hard to figure out the logic behind it, so for a while it seemed like I was just trying random things out. I eventually figured it out though and was able to beat the game. Also, I was able to beat the second level without using either of the purple cubes and only using the other 3. Not sure if that was intended. As has been mentioned already, the text at the start of each level doesn't stay up long enough for me to read it. I also had the camera problem that others have mentioned where the controls are inverted (running web version), but I could fix it by rotating the camera all the way around vertically.
May 14 01:19:24	14h 16m	Naval Bathroom	♥ 1	Really fun game! I didn't have anyone to play with multiplayer, but even playing by myself was fun. I liked the graphical style and atmosphere of the game. The mixture of bathroom toys and naval music/sound effects was perfect. Probably the only negative thing for me would be that it took me a few tries to get the hang of the controls. They seemed to work the opposite of how I expected them to and so I kept moving in the wrong direction and shooting straight into the water.
May 14 03:39:15	2h 19m	Omega Llama in: Bullet Surfing	♥ 0	This game was quite hard to figure out how to play. It seemed ok once you started getting a combo going, but the initial timer at the start of the combo was so small so it was really hard to get a combo started. It was still quite fun though. I managed to get about 500 points after playing it a bunch of times.
May 14 04:41:57	1h 02m	Micro Conquest	♥ 2	I played through this a couple of times and it was really fun! I like the simple mechanics which makes it very easy to pick up. The only improvement I can think of would be to provide some indication when a new troop is spawned. Also multiplayer mode would be awesome if I could find some people to play it with :)
May 14 05:17:50	35m 53s	Mzae	♥ 0	The character animations are awesome, but unfortunately the gameplay isn't so good. The controls are way too twitchy and it's really hard to jump up on the platforms. There seems to be a few bugs too (if you shoot the side of a platform, the 'bullet' will stop moving and stay there for a bit before disappearing).
May 14 05:38:25	20m 35s	Shovel vs deforestation	♥ 1	Nice game! It was quite fun but got a bit repetitive. I managed to get to level 36.
May 14 08:55:04	3h 16m	Dream World	♥ 1	Awesome graphics! The music and the strange shapes gave it a real dreamy feel which was nice. The gameplay was good but didn't have any progression that is usually in tower defence games so it got a bit repetitive. To start with I was confused as to what everything was and wasn't sure which things were enemies. The spiky things definitely look like they are bad for you, but don't actually seem to be.
May 16 07:49:38	46h 54m	Platform Styx	♥ 3	Wow this was awesome! I loved the atmosphere of the game. The lighting effects and music really made it. I also liked the simple "gameplay" which doesn't get in the way of exploring the world. But maybe I'm biased because I did the same in my game (although yours is executed much better) :)